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Health in Union Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Union Township residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Union Township, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 15825, 15829. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Union Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Union Township adults…

Union Township runs above PA on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Union Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.9–10.9%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Union Township

No hospital or community health center in Union Township itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERPenn Highlands BrookvilleBrookville · 4.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPenn Highlands Brookville★★★★★ · 4.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkClarion · 11.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.5 mi
Penn Highlands Brookville
Brookville · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
10.1 mi
Independence Health System Clarion Hospital
Clarion · ★★★★★
ER
11.8 mi
Primary Health Network
6 sites · nearest in Clarion
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18.1 mi
Punxsutawney Area Hospital
Punxsutawney · ★★★★★
ER
21 mi
Penn Highlands Dubois
Dubois · ★★★★★
ER
27.6 mi
Keystone Rural Health Consortia
2 sites · nearest in Ridgway
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Union Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Union Township itself
✓ Mental healthUnion Township is not a shortage area

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Union Township; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 26.5%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.6%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.8%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.4%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Union Township, betterUnion Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Union Township gets moving

8.3 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Union Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
63%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Union Township 7% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Union Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Union Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.1% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Union Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.6% · PA 16.4% · About the same as PA
The one neighbors can help with

A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

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If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Around town

Union Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Eldred Township: 35.5%Corsica: 34.8%Millcreek Township: 35%Rose Township: 34.4%Clarion Township: 34.5%Pine Creek Township: 34.3%Barnett Township: 36.1%Heath Township: 36%Highland Township: 33.8%Farmington Township: 34.5%Knox Township: 34.3%Brookville: 34.2%Clover Township: 35.2%Beaver Township: 36.3%Clarion: 33.7%Paint Township: 35.1%Monroe Township: 35.4%Limestone Township: 35.7%Union Township: 34.6%Union TownshipEldred TownshipCorsicaMillcreek TownshipRose TownshipClarion TownshipPenn Highlands Brookville · Brookville · 4.5 mi · 4★ MedicareHIndependence Health System Clarion Hospital · Clarion · 10.1 mi · 2★ MedicareHClarion Community Health Center · Clarion · 11.8 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#9 of 19 towns on this map, healthiest first
Rose Township34.4%
Clarion Township34.5%
Union Township34.6%
Corsica34.8%
Millcreek Township35%
Eldred Township35.5%
PA33.8%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Eldred TownshipC35.5%13.9%19.1%ZIP codes
Corsica————
Millcreek Township————
Clarion Township————
Rose TownshipB−34.4%12.2%17.7%ZIP codes

Corsica and Millcreek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Clarion Township: not graded. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

35.3%

of Union Township adults live with a disability (Pennsylvania 31.3%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs17%
Thinking or memory14.9%
Hearing9.6%
Errands alone9.1%
Vision5.5%
Dressing or bathing4.2%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Union Township

Why doesn’t Union Township have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Union Township.

What hospital is closest to Union Township?

Penn Highlands Brookville in Brookville, 4.5 miles in a straight line from Union Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Union Township.

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Pennsylvania figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.